(HealthDay News) — Antibiotic treatment for 7 days is noninferior to 14 days for hospitalized patients with bloodstream infection, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in the New England ...

A new study has warned that bloodstream infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria are expected to rise significantly ...

University of Vermont Medical Center researchers found a 900% increase over two years in blood infections linked primarily to people who injected drugs, most of whom were also experiencing ...

A seven-day antibiotic course for patients with bloodstream infections was as effective as a 14-day course, and it had a lower mortality rate, a recent study found. The study, published on ...

Every year, antibiotic-resistant infections contribute to millions of deaths around the world. Age and sex can influence people’s susceptibility to these infections, but researchers do not know the ...

A 7-day course of antibiotics for patients hospitalized with bloodstream infections was just as effective as a 14-day course, according to results of the randomized, open-label BALANCE trial. Among ...

LOS ANGELES — A 7-day antibiotic course for treating hospitalized patients’ bloodstream infection (BSI) was just as effective as a 14-day course, according to new data from a seven-country ...

There are 11 million sepsis-related deaths every year, accounting for one in five deaths worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In these severe infections, the risk of mortality ...

Researchers at West Lafayette, Ind.-based Purdue University created a diagnostic tool that can detect blood infections in as little as 20 minutes, according to a study published in the journal ...